Daniel Russell knows how to find the answers to questions you can't get to with a simple Google query. In his weekly Search Research column, Russell issues a search challenge, then follows up later in the week with his solution—using whatever search technology and methodology fits the bill. This week's challenge: Where on Earth?

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I'm back from my travels, but I'm still in a vacation kind of mind-set. So today I've got a slightly more difficult problem for you.

Above is a picture I took on a trip a few years ago. Although it seems crazy hard (bordering on impossible), by working just with the information in this picture, can you:

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Figure out how long the runway is?

And, once you've figured that out:

What's the lat/long for this airport?

You'll have to think like a detective to figure this one out.

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As usual, be sure to tell us how long it took you to figure this one out, and HOW you solved the search challenge. (And if you're still looking for a challenge, what year was this photo taken?)

Daniel M. Russell studies the way people search and research—an anthropologist of search, if you will. You can read more from Russell on his SearchReSearch blog, and stay tuned for his weekly challenges (and answers) here on Lifehacker.